Isaiah 49:22-23
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Thus says Lord Yahweh,
“Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations
And make high My (A)standard to the peoples;
And they will (B)bring your sons in their bosom,
And your daughters will be lifted up on their shoulders.
23 (C)Kings will be your guardians,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will (D)bow down to you with their [a]faces to the earth
And (E)lick the dust of your feet;
And you will (F)know that I am Yahweh;
Those who (G)hope in Me will (H)not be put to shame.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:23 Lit noses
Isaiah 49:22-23
New English Translation
22 This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“Look I will raise my hand to the nations;
I will raise my signal flag to the peoples.
They will bring your sons in their arms
and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
23 Kings will be your children’s[a] guardians;
their princesses will nurse your children.[b]
With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you,
and they will lick the dirt on[c] your feet.
Then you will recognize that I am the Lord;
those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:23 tn Heb “your,” but Zion here stands by metonymy for her children (see v. 22b).
- Isaiah 49:23 tn Heb “you.” See the preceding note.
- Isaiah 49:23 tn Or “at your feet” (NAB, NIV); NLT “from your feet.”
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